Texas’ Win Streak Against EEOC Provides Playbook for Red States

Texas has emerged as a litigation foe of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, most recently convincing a federal judge to block the enforcement of a pregnancy bias statute against employees of the state.

Judge James Hendrix of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled Feb. 27 in Texas’ favor on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act because he said the Congressional funding package that included it passed through the House of Representatives without a constitutional quorum.

The ruling followed a 2022 Northern District decision to vacate the EEOC’s rules allowing exceptions for LGBTQ+ employees from workplace ...